BillJones ✭✭✭✭✭
Welcome to the "Classic Gold Collectors Club!"
The 1838-C half eagle is hardest piece in the set to find nice. I looked at many of them until I found the one that worked for me. The 1838-C was not as well made as the 1838-D, which can be found in AU for a price.
My 1837 half eagle is in a PCGS MS-61 holder, and I am quite happy with it. I traced it back using the Newman Portal site to the 1976 ANA auction, which was held by Stacks' in New York City. There it was graded AU, which is the true true grade. Coin grades are quite fluid, as you probably know.
You might know that we are collecting "Mint Drops." That was name the opponents of Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren gave to them on some Hard Times tokens.
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Re: 2025 NFL Regular Season Thread
All the guys you mentioned had a few to several seasons with one team. Flacco and Rogers won Super-bowls. Wentz had a piece of a season with Eagles. He didn’t last a full season. Since then it’s been… (View Post)1 -
Re: Golden CAC
It probably stands for something else. If he’s a coin guy, it’s pretty dumb. As a collector, it’s best if you keep a low profile. Years ago I saw an old guy wearing a tie clip which read, “I collect … (View Post)5 -
Re: It’s Saturday Night, with a belly full of beer
I’ve become irrational bidding on coins on my own. I don’t need alcohol. (View Post)6 -
Re: Thoughts on the 2026 mint and proof sets
Why would that be? Private mints produce items with mintages far lower than that on a regular basis. The mint produces "instant rarities" with mintages far lower than that. My main concern … (View Post)1 -
Re: One of the Center Pieces of my Early Cent Collection
Very nice! I view the Head of 1794 Liberty Cap Cents to be the most beautiful of the four types (Heads of ‘93, ‘94,’95 and ‘96.) I view them as “very elegant” for the humble cent. (View Post)2
